Your concert experiences: 60s, 70s

That's an amazing list. What great memories. I made it to the Newport Folk Festival in '66--the year after Dylan got booed for going electric, the headliner was The Lovin' Spoonful with their new hit "Summer in the City".

I was also at The Seal Beach Love-in (in your neighborhood) might have been '67 or '68. Fun days!

cobbler said:
Ok... CodePoet has kicked off a project for me. This is a first pass off the top of my head and looking at a few of the festivals online to remember some of the lesser acts cause the memory isn't what it used to be. :very_drunk: Of course many of these were openers to the big names too. I have a couple of friends composing their lists too so we will cross reference next pass. I am actually going to toss them in Excel and go look up a lot of dates. Many of the big acts I.e.. The Who, Tull, Stones etc. we saw dozens of times over the years and back in the day it was common to have several opening acts. I will guess that this list will double. I know, I know it's just crazy insane! This list dates from 65 to today though sorted alphabetically:

10,000 Maniacs
AC/DC
Aerosmith
Al Stewart
Andrew Sisters
Annie Lennox
Batdorf & Rodney
BB King
Be Bop Deluxe
Berlin
Billy Idol
Billy Joel
Black Dog
Black Oak Arkansas
Black Sabbath
Blind Melon
Blues Traveler
Bob Dylan & the Band
Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band
Bob Welch with Stevie Nicks and Mick Fleetwood
Bonnie Raitt
Boston
Brian Ferry (solo)
Brian Setzer Orchestra
Bruce Springsteen
Buffalo Springfield
Carmen
Carol King
Cat Stevens
Chet Atkins
Chris Issak
Chris Rea
Counting Crows
Cowboy Junkies
Cranberries
Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young
Dan Hick & the Hot Licks
Dave Mason
Dave Matthews Band
David Bowie
David Lindley
Deep Purple
Def Leppard
Dinosaur Jr
Dire Straights
Don Henley
Dweezil Zappa
Earth, Wind, & Fire
Eddie Money
Elvis Presely
ELO
Elton John
Elvin Bishop
Emerson, Lake, & Palmer
Emmylou Harris
Eric Clapton
Eric Johnson
Fairport Convention
Fine Young Cannibals
Firefall
Fleetwood Mac
Foreigner
Frank Marino &Mahogany Rush
Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention
Freedy Johnston
Garbage
Genesis (with Peter Gabriel)
George Thorogood and the Destroyers
Grand Funk Railroad
Green Day
Guns & Roses
Harry Nilsson
Heart
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
Holy Smoke
Honk
Hunters & Collectors
J. Geils Band
Jackson Brown
James Taylor
Jeff Beck
Jefferson Airplane
Jefferson Starship
Jerry Garcia Band
Jethro Tull
Jimmy Buffet
Joe Walsh
John Cougar Mellencamp
John Fogerty
Joni Mitchell
Journey
King Crimson
Led Zeppelin
Leon Russel
Livingston Taylor
Loggins & Messina
Lone Justice
Los Lobos
Lucinda Williams
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Mazzy Star
Merle Haggard & Chris Kristofferson
Midnight Oil
Mills Brothers
Mylon
Natalie Merchant
Neil Young
Neil Young & Booker T & the MG's
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Neil Young & the Shocking Pinks
No Doubt
Patti Smith
Paul McCartney
Pearl Jam
Pete Townsend solo
Peter Gabriel solo
Pink Floyd
Prince
R.E.M.
Rare Earth
Ray Charles
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Reo Speedwagon
Rick Wakeman
Rod Stewart
Robbie Robertson
Robin Trower
Roger Miller
Roger Waters (solo)
Rory Gallagher
Roxy Music
Rubicon
Sammy Hagar
Santana
Seals and Crofts
Shawn Colvin
Shawn Phillips
Sheryl Crow
Simon & Garfunkel
Sinead O'Conner
Siouxsie & the Banshees
Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes
Spirit
Steeleye Span
Stephan Stills & Mannasas
Steve Miller
Steve Stevens with Pete Thorn
Stevie Nicks
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
Stray Cats
Supertramp
Taj Majal
Talking Heads
T-Bone Burnett
Ted Nugent
The Allman Brothers (sans Duane)
The Beach Boys
The Beatles
The Cars
The Clash
The Cure
The Eagles
The Go Go's
The Grateful Dead
The Innocence Mission
The Jayhawks
The Kinks
The Moody Blues
The Outlaws
The Pretenders
The Psychedelic Furs
The Rat Pack (Frank, Dean, and Sammy)
The Righteous Brothers
The Rolling Stones
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smiths
The Who
Three Dog Night
Toad the Wet Sprocket
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Tori Amos
Tosin Abasi (AxeFest)
Tracy Chapman
U2
Van Halen
Van Morrison
Wayne Newton
Willie Nelson
Yes
ZZ Top

Ohhhhh... and Cliff playing Cliffs boogie. (AxeFest) ;)
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cobbler said:
Ok... CodePoet has kicked off a project for me. This is a first pass off the top of my head and looking at a few of the festivals online to remember some of the lesser acts cause the memory isn't what it used to be. :very_drunk: Of course many of these were openers to the big names too. I have a couple of friends composing their lists too so we will cross reference next pass. I am actually going to toss them in Excel and go look up a lot of dates. Many of the big acts I.e.. The Who, Tull, Stones etc. we saw dozens of times over the years and back in the day it was common to have several opening acts. I will guess that this list will double. I know, I know it's just crazy insane! This list dates from 65 to today though sorted alphabetically:

10,000 Maniacs
AC/DC
Aerosmith
Al Stewart
Andrew Sisters
Annie Lennox
Batdorf & Rodney
BB King
Be Bop Deluxe
Berlin
Billy Idol
Billy Joel
Black Dog
Black Oak Arkansas
Black Sabbath
Blind Melon
Blues Traveler
Bob Dylan & the Band
Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band
Bob Welch with Stevie Nicks and Mick Fleetwood
Bonnie Raitt
Boston
Brian Ferry (solo)
Brian Setzer Orchestra
Bruce Springsteen
Buffalo Springfield
Carmen
Carol King
Cat Stevens
Chet Atkins
Chris Issak
Chris Rea
Counting Crows
Cowboy Junkies
Cranberries
Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young
Dan Hick & the Hot Licks
Dave Mason
Dave Matthews Band
David Bowie
David Lindley
Deep Purple
Def Leppard
Dinosaur Jr
Dire Straights
Don Henley
Dweezil Zappa
Earth, Wind, & Fire
Eddie Money
Elvis Presely
ELO
Elton John
Elvin Bishop
Emerson, Lake, & Palmer
Emmylou Harris
Eric Clapton
Eric Johnson
Fairport Convention
Fine Young Cannibals
Firefall
Fleetwood Mac
Foreigner
Frank Marino &Mahogany Rush
Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention
Freedy Johnston
Garbage
Genesis (with Peter Gabriel)
George Thorogood and the Destroyers
Grand Funk Railroad
Green Day
Guns & Roses
Harry Nilsson
Heart
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
Holy Smoke
Honk
Hunters & Collectors
J. Geils Band
Jackson Brown
James Taylor
Jeff Beck
Jefferson Airplane
Jefferson Starship
Jerry Garcia Band
Jethro Tull
Jimmy Buffet
Joe Walsh
John Cougar Mellencamp
John Fogerty
Joni Mitchell
Journey
King Crimson
Led Zeppelin
Leon Russel
Livingston Taylor
Loggins & Messina
Lone Justice
Los Lobos
Lucinda Williams
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Mazzy Star
Merle Haggard & Chris Kristofferson
Midnight Oil
Mills Brothers
Mylon
Natalie Merchant
Neil Young
Neil Young & Booker T & the MG's
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Neil Young & the Shocking Pinks
No Doubt
Patti Smith
Paul McCartney
Pearl Jam
Pete Townsend solo
Peter Gabriel solo
Pink Floyd
Prince
R.E.M.
Rare Earth
Ray Charles
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Reo Speedwagon
Rick Wakeman
Rod Stewart
Robbie Robertson
Robin Trower
Roger Miller
Roger Waters (solo)
Rory Gallagher
Roxy Music
Rubicon
Sammy Hagar
Santana
Seals and Crofts
Shawn Colvin
Shawn Phillips
Sheryl Crow
Simon & Garfunkel
Sinead O'Conner
Siouxsie & the Banshees
Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes
Spirit
Steeleye Span
Stephan Stills & Mannasas
Steve Miller
Steve Stevens with Pete Thorn
Stevie Nicks
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
Stray Cats
Supertramp
Taj Majal
Talking Heads
T-Bone Burnett
Ted Nugent
The Allman Brothers (sans Duane)
The Beach Boys
The Beatles
The Cars
The Clash
The Cure
The Eagles
The Go Go's
The Grateful Dead
The Innocence Mission
The Jayhawks
The Kinks
The Moody Blues
The Outlaws
The Pretenders
The Psychedelic Furs
The Rat Pack (Frank, Dean, and Sammy)
The Righteous Brothers
The Rolling Stones
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smiths
The Who
Three Dog Night
Toad the Wet Sprocket
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Tori Amos
Tosin Abasi (AxeFest)
Tracy Chapman
U2
Van Halen
Van Morrison
Wayne Newton
Willie Nelson
Yes
ZZ Top

Ohhhhh... and Cliff playing Cliffs boogie. (AxeFest) ;)
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did you get laid even once out of all those concerts cobbler
 
Objector said:
Damnit, I'm jealous...
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Yeah, I feel for anyone that missed out on the original MO band/era, it was like a force of nature. I've never heard anything that even came close to the virtuosity, electricity, and intensity those guys cranked. Expanded my musical consciousness forever and for the better. I wish I could have witnessed some history over on your side of the pond though. This for example - would have traded a body part to have been there.
Compared To What - YouTube (apologies - played keys and sax long before guitar:)
Peace - out.
 
my sis took me to see the stones in 1965 when i was 12. it was in tooting bec granada [picture house] and on the bill were unit four plus two and spencer davis. i rember brian jones sitting cross legged on stage playing that white vox teardrop. there must have been 100 st johns ambulance there and they still coudnt cope with so many girls fainting! lol

alice cooper 'welcome to my nightmare' at wembley in 74' was fantastic. as were ac/dcin 78 [or 79] at hammersmith [ bon scott died shortly after, about a mile away from where i was living at the time]

van halen in 78 and 79...and maybe in 80..memorys fading... at the finsbury park rainbow. every single member of the audience was on fire at the 78 concert!!
rainbow in 79 at hammersmith, blackmore no encore..miserable bastard. ronnie james dio super pipes from such a small man! cozy powell stole the show though with his solo.
 
Narzugon said:
I'm envious guys. I was born in 65 and my first concert was in 79 (Kiss). Not one of the classics for sure but I wanted to point out something about my experience as a 14 year old in rural SC that maybe some of the younger guys have never considered.

There was no MTV, VH1, YouTube etc. All you had were magazines, cassettes, albums and some old left over 8 tracks. I'll always remember my first reaction when the lights came on and the band was there in front of my eyes. All I could think and even say out loud was "They move! They're real!". Lol. It could've been any of the other bands that I listened to religiously at the time but the amazement in my eyes was that I had never seen even a TV interview of these bands. Just posters and mags and spent hours behind the turntable trying to figure out licks. Like Dwezzile said about meeting Eddie for the first time as a youngster, they my have well been super heros.

As a side note, I seen an interview of an American rock musician (can't remember who it was now) who said what he remembers most about seeing the Beatles when they first came to America was the smell of urine. He said the front rows were filled with girls piss'n themselves. With the lack of media bombing our senses constantly, live shows were more powerful then.
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exactly we never saw actual movement, I had a wall of kiss posters and magazine cutouts, and would just stare at the posters, wishing they would move. My parents called me in to watch kiss sing shout it out loud on the grammys one night, I remember confetti pouring down, I was practically crying with joy; then of course nearly died watching phantom of the park!
 
> Edit... they played with Poco. Remember them?

Sure. Saw them on a bill with the New Riders of the Purple Sage. Timothy B Schmitt was still doing the vocals. Biggest wow in that show was Rusty Young doing crazy a$$ things with slide/pedal steel guitars.

TT
 
Around 1977 ("Dancing Queen", etc.), ABBA did a concert in a sports hall around the corner (not the biggest hall in town at all), so I went to hang around there.
Many people came out early with tickets still untorn, possibly disgusted about how packed it was inside.
Luckily, they let other people in who begged for those tickets and for an 11 year old with a crush on Agnetha, it was pure magic :p

Next one was Kiss, early 80ies.
 
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